A comparative study on the effect of electrical stimulation alone and combined effect of electrical stimulation and splint on hand functions in spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy Children

Objective: The combined intervention stratergies of electrical stimulation along with splinting to decrease neural and non-neural components of hypertonicity on hand functions in spastic cerebral palsy can be appropriated. Methodology: STUDY DESIGN- Quasi-experimental, pre-test and post-test design, STUDY SETTING- Physiotherapy department in hospitals, clinics, special schools and subjects residences, SAMPLESIZE- 20 subjects, STUDYDURATION- 3months, STUDY POPULATION- Spastic Hemiplegic children, SAMPLING METHOD- Simple Random Sampling. Procedure: The subjects with spasticity hand is graded by passive movements using modified ashworth scale. The ranges of motion both active and passive are noted down. The level of hand functions using jebsen taylor hand functions test is also noted. Conclusion: The combined effect of ES and splinting showed more beneficial improvement than ES alone on hand functions in Spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy children.